Hi everyone. I'm planning to buy a new motherboard because my pc's motherboard doesn't have a pci-e slot and there's no agp8x videocard available in our market right now. I've read on some websites that electro static wrist strap is important when constructing a new pc. I will only buy a motherboard which is LGA 775 socket because my old motherboard is also using that socket. Is it a good idea that i will wrap my fingers with electrical tape as an alternate method using the electro static wrist strap because there is no electro static wrist strap available in our market.... another thing is that, can i use the old devices in my motherboard? such as DDR2 RAM, HDD, COMBO CD WRITER, PCI MODEM.. The motherboard that i will buy is just similar to my old but it has pci-e and it is new but it is still DDR2, ATX, and LGA 775 Socket.... Can i still use my old cpu? it's expensive to buy a new cpu.. Sir N1K and to all Members, I need your help..THANK YOU VERY MUCH :welcome: :thumbsup_anim: :sweatingbullets: btw, here's the spec for my old motherboard: CPU LGA775 socket for latest Intel Core 2 Duo / Pentium D / Pentium 4 / Celeron D processor FSB 1066/800/533 MHz Support Hyper-Threading Technology CHIPSET VIA® P4M800Pro & VT8237R+ North Bridge: VIA® P4M800Pro South Bridge: VIA® VT8237R+ GRAPHICS Integrated S3 UniChrome 2D/3D Graphics MEMORY 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM socket support up to 2 GB Support DDR2 533 DDR2 SDRAM EXPANSION SLOT 1 x AGP 8X slot 3 x PCI slots 1 x CNR slot STORAGE Supported by VIA VT8237R+ 4 x Ultra DMA133/100/66 devices 2 x Serial ATA devices RAID0 & RAID1 configuration AUDIO Realtek ALC655 6-Channel audio CODEC Compliant with AC'97 2.3 specification LAN VIA® VT6103L 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet PHY REAR PANEL I/O 1 x PS/2 keyboard & PS/2 mouse connectors 1 x Parallel port (LPT) 1 x Serial port (COM1) 1 x VGA port 4 x USB ports 1 x RJ45 LAN connector 1 x Audio port (Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in) INTERNAL I/O CONNECTORS & HEADERS 1 x 24-pin ATX Power Supply connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V connector 1 x FDD connector 2 x IDE connectors 2 x Serial ATA connectors 2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB Ports 1 x Buzzer 1 x IrDA for SIR header 1 x Front panel switch/LED header 1 x Front panel audio header AUX-in header 1 x CD in header CPUFAN/SYSFAN connectors SYSTEM BIOS AMI BIOS with 4Mb Flash ROM Supports Plug and Play 1.0A, APM 1.2, Multi Boot, DMI Supports ACPI revision 1.0 specification FORM FACTOR Micro-ATX Size, 244mm*220mm the spec of the motherboard that i will buy: CPU LGA775 socket for Intel Pentium 4/ Celeron D/ Pentium D processor FSB 1066/800/533 MHz Support Hyper-Threading Technology CHIPSET Intel® 945P & ICH7R North Bridge: Intel® 945P South Bridge: Intel® ICH7R MEMORY Dual-channel DDR2 memory architecture 4 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM socket support up to 4 GB Support DDR2 667/533/400 DDR2 SDRAM EXPANSION SLOT 2 x PCI Express x16 slots 2 x PCI Express x16 slot (Orange : x16 mode, Blue : x4 mode) 1 x PCI Express x1 slot * 2 x PCI Express x1 slot (x1 or *diabled mode) 3 x PCI slots *when use two PCI Express VGA card, this slot is disable STORAGE Supported by Intel®ICH7R 2 x Ultra DMA100/66 devices 4 x Serial ATAII 3.0Gb/s devices RAID0, RAID1, RAID0+1, RAID5 configuration Supported by SiI3132 2 x Serial ATAII 3.0Gb/s devices RAID0, RAID1& e-SATA configuration AUDIO Realtek ALC880 8-channel audio CODEC IEEE 1394a VIA® VT6307, support 2x IEEE1394a ports DUAL LAN Marvell 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit LAN controller Realtek RTL8100C 10/100 LAN controller REAR PANEL I/O 1 x PS/2 keyboard & PS/2 mouse connectors 4 x USB ports 2 x RJ45 LAN connectors 1 x 1394a connector (4-pin) 1 x SPDIF in connector 1 x Serial port (COM1) 1 x FAN Duct 1 x Audio port (Line-in,4x Line-out, SPDIF out) INTERNAL I/O CONNECTORS & HEADERS 1 x 24-pin ATX Power Supply connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V connector 1 x FDD connector supports two 360K~2.88MB FDDs 1 x IrDA for SIR header 1 x Speaker header 1 x 1394a header 2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB Ports 6 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s connectors 1 x Front panel switch/LED header 1 x Front panel audio header 1 x CD in header CPUFAN/NB_FAN/3x SYSFAN connectors SYSTEM BIOS AMI BIOS with 4Mb Flash ROM Supports Plug and Play 1.0A, APM 1.2, Multi Boot, DMI Supports ACPI revision 1.0 specification FORM FACTOR ATX Size, 305mm*244mm